Sunday: The Pirates have made Marvel’s call-up official. Outfielder Jason Martin was transferred to the 60-day injured list with a dislocated left shoulder to clear 40-man roster space, while right-hander Yefry Ramírez was reinstated from the 10-day IL.
Saturday: The Pirates will call up right-hander James Marvel to start Sunday’s game against the Cardinals, manager Clint Hurdle told MLB.com’s Adam Berry and other media. Pittsburgh will have to make another roster move before selecting Marvel’s contract from Triple-A, as the Bucs currently have a full 40-man roster.
A 36th-round pick for the Pirates in the 2015 draft, Marvel surely would’ve gone higher had Tommy John surgery not wiped out almost two full seasons of eligibility at Duke. He recovered from that early-career injury setback to work his way up the Bucs’ minor league ladder, posting increasingly impressive numbers in the upper levels. Marvel has a combined 2.94 ERA, 7.5 K/9, and 2.96 K/BB rate over 162 1/3 innings (101 2/3 IP at Double-A, 60 2/3 IP at Triple-A) in 2019.
Marvel isn’t ranked within MLB.com’s list of the top 30 Pittsburgh prospects, though since the Pirates will be exploring all avenues for pitching this winter, there’s no risk in seeing what Marvel can do against Major League competition. Marvel doesn’t miss many bats, though he induces a lot of grounders and (perhaps most notably given baseball’s current hitting environment), doesn’t allow many home runs. The 25-year-old has only an 0.6 HR/9 over his entire minor league career, maintaining that average even during the most homer-happy Triple-A season in history.
A-grade name right there
SHAZAAM!!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder if he wears those cute little tights….
Not that there’s anything wrong with that….
They might as well call up Marvel since their season results belong in the Comics section.
It’s the comic police! The jokes too funny!
Just see what the kid does. He might do ok
As long as Sony doesn’t get ahold of him he will be ok
cant wait for his Players Weekend nickname
His name is James Marvel. But what is his secret identity? And was he bitten by a radioactive pitching coach?
radioactive baseball – and his arch-nemesis is the pitcher that hit him with it.
As long as he puts in a Valiant effort and maintains a good public Image, he could be a Dark Horse to make the team next year.
Please keep Ray away from the younger pitchers ! Hopefully he and a few others will be gone soon .
Ray and Clint are so overrated. Marvel 5 innings 2 runs. Not bad for the first major league game.
I liked what I saw in Marvel today. We haven’t had a Marvel since Marvel Wynne .